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Fair punishment. Lets all move on.
Can't wait to see what PFT thinks.
Give me a break. We are losing a FIRST ROUND TALENT that would have helped the team for 5 years for breaking a procedural rules. Please explain how this is "fair punishment" when teams who STEAL SIGNALS using external sources, and use those signals to affect a game lose NO PICKS.
"Fair punishment" for breaking a procedural rule would have been a fine
"Fair punishment" if the purpose of the punishment was to also be a deterrent would have been a 4th round pick
"Fair punishment", regardless of the choice of picks, wouldn't depend on whether the Pats made the playoffs. The real intent of this "punishment" isn't to penalize the Patriots for breaking a procedural rule, but rather to damage the Pats' chances for success.
Belichick has bent the rules for years. He sticks it to the league whever he can. This is the first punishment. I suspect that Belichick wouldn't change a thing, except not getting caught this time.